Hertha bus shot, no-one hurt
August 10 – Police in Germany are investigating an unprovoked attack on a Bundesliga team bus which was on its way to pick up players travelling to an away game.
David Owen: Peak Sheikh? Don’t bank on it
Have we hit peak Sheikh? That was a question being posed in the luxury hotel bars of Kuala Lumpur last week during the 128th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session.
Makudi said to be preparing challenge for AFF post
By David Owen
August 8 – Worawi Makudi, the former FIFA Executive Committee member, is to challenge for the Presidency of the Asean Football Federation (AFF), according to local press. Malaysia’s New Sunday Times reported that the 63-year-old President of the Football Association of Thailand would challenge Sultan Ahmad Shah, the incumbent, at elections in Burma this month.
Watch the Durban Cup U19 Final LIVE: Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven, Kick off at 4.30pm (UK) today
August 8 – Watch Arsenal U19 vs PSV Einhoven U19 LIVE in the Durban Cup final today. The young Gunners and PSV have dominated the tournament and now play off in the final. Watch the match at http://www.insideworldfootball.com/watch-live-football/17602-arsenal-vs-psv-eindhoven
Carrard takes time to consider taking FIFA reform lead
By Andrew Warshaw
August 7 – Former International Olympic Committee director general Francois Carrard (pictured) has emerged as a possible chairman of FIFA’s reform taskforce set up in the light of the unprecedented corruption scandal that has enveloped the organisation.
McDonald’s keeps heat on for independent reform body
August 7 – McDonald’s has re-iterated its demand for FIFA to appoint an independent reform commission to help restore the organisation’s credibility.
PSG kick off Ligue 1 but expectancy already turning to European competition
By Samindra Kunti
August 7 – Today Paris Saint Germain kick off Ligue 1 with an away game to Lille. The question is not if the Parisians will dominate domestic French football, but how far they can progress in the UEFA Champions League?
Dutch arrest 53 as local rivalry turns ‘friendly’ Europa qualifier ugly
August 7 – Police made 53 arrests, though only three of them supporters of visiting Southampton, before the English club’s Europa League tie against Vitesse Arnhem on Thursday.
Games called off as Dutch season start disrupted by police strike
By Mark Baber
August 7 – Industrial action by the Dutch police has led to the postponement of five Eredivisie matches at the start of the new season, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Thursday.
1.FC Kaiserslautern inks one-year €1.4m shirt deal with Maxda
By Jaroslaw Adamowski
August 7 – German second tier Bundesliga club 1.FC Kaiserslautern has signed a new sponsorship contract with financial services firm Maxda Darlehensvermittlungs GmbH. The deal, which will see the firm become the club’s main sponsor for a one-year period, is estimated to be worth a total of €1.4 million.
Hawilla and Teixeira at war as lid lifts further on South America’s murky world
By Ricardo Setyon
August 7 – They were best of friends but they have become the worst of enemies. Known in Brazil as ‘O Gordo e o Magro’, (the fat and the slim), former FIFA vice president and CBF chief Ricardo Teixeira (pictured left), and Traffic principal José Hawilla (right) have fallen out, and spectacularly so.
Watch the Men’s EAFF East Asian Cup LIVE on Insideworldfootball: South Korea vs North Korea; China vs Japan
The EAFF East Asian Cup could not be more finely balanced with three of the four teams going into the final round on Sunday August 9 capable of winning the championship. You can watch the matches live on Insideworldfootball at http://www.insideworldfootball.com/watch-live-football
Man City tread new path with Nexen Tire in global deal
August 7 – Manchester City FC have signed Nexen Tire, the leading South Korean tyre and tubing brand, as the Club’s Official Tyre Partner. The club is the latest to announce a tyre manufacturer as a major sponsor – Yokohama recently took over as Chelsea’s shirt sponsor in an estimated £200 million five year deal.